Drips in stove?

[WellSeasoned]

Just started my second pre burn. We had it installed yesterday. When it pretty much just got started I noticed 4 or 5 drops on the rear right side of the fire box. House temps in the high 50's when starting the stove. Could this be condensation?? We received very minimal rain this afternoon, and would like to rule that out if others here have had a condensation issue when first starting their stoves. Thx

 

[Agent]

I wouldn't be surprised that with small fires and high humidity you'd get a little bit of condensation forming initially.

 

[bogydave]

Looks like condensation to me.
Should go away (up the stack as moisture vapors) when the stove heats up in no time.
Corrosive , so you don't want that happening all the time.

 

[WellSeasoned]

Oh,i better add before dennis jumps in....i am using pieces of skids for initial burn. No unseasoned wood.

 

[Agent]

Oh,i better add before dennis jumps in....i am using pieces of skids for initial burn. No unseasoned wood.

And another pallet burner was born! =D

 

[Creature]

Condensation from my experience. With an average relative humidity of higher than 80% in these parts, it happens every cold start for me.

 

[WellSeasoned]

I agree with you guys. There is no conceivable way rain would get in there. Just another newbie worrying. Thx guys.

 

[WellSeasoned]

Well,,, it did it again here at lunch, and I'm sure it is the oak causing it. The duct comes outta the rear of the stove to outside the house. We used a dryer vent on the outside of the house, but removed the thingy that blows open because this aint no dryer. anyway, because there is cool air coming into the stove, when I light it, I think I will have this problem more often than not, and need to fix it. Any ideas??? thx

 

[Highbeam]

New fires always smoke, that smoke has lots of cold water vapor and it will condense on a cold stove wall. Especially if that wall has lots of mass.

You will see that all the time. The water is coming from the wood, not the OAK.